Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howes Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Aspley & Woburn , and the 254th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howes Drive (MK43 0FD) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% higher than the Aspley & Woburn average (38.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howes Drive (MK43 0FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Busby Mead, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whittington Crescent (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Howes Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drapers End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drapers End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drapers End Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Caves Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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